16674 Birkeland

Summary

16674 Birkeland is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16674 Birkeland is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 16674 Birkeland is credited with the discovery of Christian Pollas^[4].
• 16674 Birkeland's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 16674 Birkeland's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Côte d'Azur Observatory^[6].
• 16674 Birkeland's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Caussols^[7].
• Kristian Birkeland is named after 16674 Birkeland^[8].
• 16674 Birkeland's follows is recorded as (16673) 1994 BF1^[9].
• 16674 Birkeland's followed by is recorded as 16675 Torii^[10].
• 16674 Birkeland's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 16674 Birkeland's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 16674 Birkeland's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 BK3^[13].
• 16674 Birkeland's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-01-16T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 16674 Birkeland's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016674^[15].
• 16674 Birkeland's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 16674 Birkeland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[17].
• 16674 Birkeland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0797459'}^[18].
• 16674 Birkeland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08023691937550845'}^[19].
• 16674 Birkeland's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[20].
• 16674 Birkeland's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.18'}^[21].
• 16674 Birkeland's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.46047'}^[22].
• 16674 Birkeland's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.456513124959132'}^[23].
• 16674 Birkeland's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.23'}^[24].
• 16674 Birkeland's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1544.897167124688'}^[25].
• 16674 Birkeland's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+277.06109'}^[26].
• 16674 Birkeland's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+276.9485773280788'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16674 Birkeland's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Kristian Birkeland is named after 16674 Birkeland^[8].

Why It Matters

16674 Birkeland has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]